The only thing that makes life possible is permanent, intolerable uncertainty; not knowing what comes next.

小说是一个伟大的发现：远比伽利略的望远镜或别人的无线电报更伟大。小说是人类迄今为止达到的最高表达形式。为什么？因为它是如此无法达到绝对。

The concept of polynomial-time reduction is central to understanding the structure of NP-complete problems.

We must listen to the whispers of the ancestors, for they hold the wisdom of the ages.

生命之美不在于构成它的原子，而在于这些原子的组合方式。